Formerly rusted and chipped, some light cleanup before hanging it on hickory in about the same dimensions as what it was hung on when I got it.
Driving the wedge created/revealed some cracks that are visible in the last photo, so we’ll see if I have the courage to swing it at anything.
I am looking for any information on this early/vintage combination wrench. I bought it at a flea market for $5. The A-120 seems to have been reused as it also comes back to some sort of special deep socket.
Does anyone have a grandfather they could ask about this?
I am putting together a box of early/vintage tools and I would like some info on this.
I was only able to find one ebay listing. Other than that I cannot find ANY info on when this was made and what it was used for.
The tool is modified. Sadly someone cut off one of the 8pt sections, which is visible in pics 3 and 4.
Claude says it was used to pull tension on a barbed wire fence, but I'm not so sure.
You will not find a complete set like this anywhere! Taking offers
Okay, Reddit… I have absolutely no idea if I’m doing this right. I’ve never really used Reddit before, so if I’m breaking some kind of posting rule or putting this in the wrong place, please forgive me. 😂
I’m hoping some of you woodworking guys might be able to help me with something that probably sounds completely ridiculous to most people.
I’m trying to find an old Stanley 16-foot tape measure.
The specific one I’m looking for has these features:
16 feet
3/4" wide tape
Black button
3 rivets
Gray end of the hook
Flat back
My boyfriend has been looking for this particular tape measure for years. He has searched high and low for one and has never been able to find the exact version he remembers.
And for the last year, I’ve been looking too.
I know. 😂 A tape measure probably isn't what most people would consider a romantic anniversary gift.
But here’s why I’m so determined to find it.
I’ve known this man for most of my life, but a year ago we finally found our way to each other. I came into this relationship at a time when I was more broken than I think he even realized, and somehow he helped heal a part of me that he never had anything to do with breaking.
That’s just who he is.
He fixes things. He builds things. He takes pieces of wood that other people would throw away and somehow turns them into something beautiful.
He’s a cabinet maker, and I could honestly listen to him talk about his work for hours. And I do.
I’m a very visual person, so there have been countless times when he’s started explaining some machine that he is using or broke and he has to fix..a or piece of hardware or something he’s building, and I’ve literally Googled it while he’s talking just so I can picture what hes talking about. 😂 I want to understand the things that make his brain light up.
And this little tape measure is one of those things.
I know it may sound silly to you, but it is not to him and therefore it is not to me either...
I’ve found a few that are close. But not the one.
And I know this is probably going to sound completely insane, but our anniversary is at the end of this month, and I would LOVE to surprise him with it.
I don't have a huge budget. I’m not looking for something valuable or collectible. I’m not trying to flip it or resell it.
I just want to find thistape measure that this man has been searching for forever. 😂
If somebody has one sitting in a toolbox, garage, drawer, shop, or old junk pile that they don't use anymore… PLEASE message me!!
If you have one and are willing to part with it, I will figure out a way to pay you for it. If you know what model this is, know where I should look, know a retired woodworker who might have one, or even know the right terminology/model number I should be searching for, I would be incredibly grateful for any help.
I realize there are probably much more important things happening in the world than a woman desperately searching Reddit for a 16-foot Stanley tape measure.
But I love this man.
And if I had the money, I’d probably buy him every tool he’s ever wanted and fill an entire shop with everything he needs to make all the beautiful things I know are constantly bouncing around inside that incredible brain of his.
Maybe someday I’ll be able to do that.
For now, though, maybe I can give him one little thing that he thought he’d never find again.
So, Reddit…
Please tell me someone knows where this thing is.
Because somewhere out there, I have to believe there is an old Stanley tape measure sitting forgotten in somebody’s garage, and I am begging you to help me reunite it with a wonderful and talented man who has been looking for it for years.
❤️
And if I’ve completely butchered Reddit etiquette here, I apologize in advance. I’m just a woman on a mission. 😂
Very heavy - about 1 lb. Largest knurled ring spins but does not appear to affect anything. Many strike marks on one end as if hit many times with a large hammer. It is engraved L <-> R in front of the largest knurled ring. No other part spins.
It's got stag handles & no markings. Has a liner lock & I put a lanyard on it
I recently bought what was labelled as, “Victorian Dissection Set”, but I was wondering if it actually was what it was listed as. I have been getting different answers from different sources with some saying it was for eye surgery, and some saying it was a dissection set, but I just am hoping for a specialist in the identification of Victorian/19th century surgical instruments. If you have any answers, please comment or let me know.
Thanks
I found this machine hiking and I’m wondering what it was used for.
Looking for collectors
I’ve been clearing out my father’s garage as it’s 3 years since he passed away and need to do it as my mother is selling up and moving.
Can anyone tell me what these bars of metal are that I found in a wooden case?
I found this sparkplug wrench under the drivers seat of an american car from ww2 currently located in Sweden. From what i know the car was in france and used in warfare, the car got shot at by germans but survived and somehow ended up in Sweden where some people tried to fix it but gave up. It was covered in dirt and rust when i found it. But i cleaned it with citric acid and water which helped clear up the rust. Can someone pls help me identify this?
Chipped bit, rusty, and hung weirdly (wedge, huge antique nail, and other nails drive horizontally) on a super cracked handle. It’s in otherwise good shape, looking forward to cleaning it up and making a new handle for it, probably with some hickory I brought to France with me.
If anyone has an idea of age based on the Bret and other markings, I’d love the feedback.
Any help would be appreciated, thank you!
I have the opportunity to purchase a vintage warco cast iron standing bandsaw and I can't find anything online about it. A lady's 85 plus year old father died and left a load of tools. I want to make a fair offer but it seems to be the only one in existence. Has anyone come across this saw before? I think it might be a model number sw-1405
I inherited this from my grandfather maybe a decade ago. Still works, though terrifying. Can someone here tell me what I have? I know it’s roughly 100 years old. Thanks,